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Effect Of Curcuma Longa On Growth And Lipid Profile Of Broiler Chickens Across Seasons, Sehrish -, Roheela Yasmeen

Journal of Bioresource Management

The poultry sector plays a critical role in driving economic growth and meeting the protein needs of the population. Recently, natural additives like turmeric (Curcuma longa) have attracted attention for their antimicrobial properties and their potential to reduce the reliance on antibiotics in poultry feed. This study evaluated the effects of turmeric supplementation at varying concentrations on broiler chickens during winter and summer seasons. Over a 42-day period, 40 broilers were divided into four groups: Control, Experimental Group 1 (1% turmeric), Experimental Group 2 (1.5% turmeric), and Experimental Group 3 (2% turmeric). Vaccination against Newcastle Disease (ND) and …

Ameliorations Of Olea Ferruginea Fruit Pulp Extract In Ccl4 Induced Testicular Pathology In Mice, Syeda Nadia Ahmad, Tasleem Ishaq, Muhammad Ali Kanwal, Iram Inayat, Usma Abdullah, Khawaja Raees Ahmad

Journal of Bioresource Management

In present study the testicular histo-ameliorations of wild olive (Olea ferruginea) fruit pulp extract (OFPE) against intra-gastric CCl₄ exposure in mice was investigated. Thirty male albino mice were allocated into three groups of ten each: 1) Vehicle control (Vc); 2) CCl₄ (C); and 3) CCl₄+ Olea ferruginea (COf). All groups, except the Vc, were administered CCl₄ (0.1mL of a 0.2mLkg⁻¹ solution) in corn oil. Over the subsequent five days, the COf group received 0.1mL of Olea ferruginea plant extract (OFPE) daily, while the Vc and CCl₄ groups were provided water in …

A Comprehensive Study On One Health Strategy And Public Health Effects Of Salmonella, Muhammad Aqeel, Amjad Hussain Mirani, Parvez Ahmed Khoso, Jam Kashif Sahito, Riaz Ahmed Leghari, Abdul Latif Bhutto, Muhammad Mohsen Rahimoon, Abdul Azeem Khoso, Rasool Bux, Azmat Aliasn Arsalan Ali

Journal of Bioresource Management

Salmonella poses a significant public health challenge due to its antibiotic resistance, zoonotic transmission, and diverse clinical manifestations. Over 60 % of human diseases are zoonotic, influenced by ecological dynamics and human activities such as land use changes, population growth, and international travel. Foodborne diseases, particularly those caused by Salmonella spp., have a substantial global impact, especially in low-income countries. Salmonella is divided into two species, Salmonella enterica and Salmonella bongori, with more than 2000 serotypes and six subspecies within S. enterica. This bacterium is highly adaptable, surviving extreme conditions such as drying, high salt concentrations, and acidic …

Impact Of Bypass Fat Supplementation On Milk Production And Weight Gain In Nili Ravi Buffaloes Under Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Geo-Climatic Conditions, Shahzeb Khan, Arsalan Khan, Asad Ullah, Abid Ullah, Amjad Ali, Safi Ullah, Imran Khan, Muhammad Yasir, Israr Ud Din, Atta Ur Rehman, Muhammad Rizwan, Jahangir Ali

Journal of Bioresource Management

This study was conducted to examine the effect of bypass fat supplementation on milk production, composition, and body weight gain in Nili Ravi Buffaloes living in the unique geo-climatic conditions of Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Twenty lactating Nili Ravi buffaloes were randomly assigned to control and bypass fat supplementation groups in randomized, controlled experiment. Over the course of three months, data were collected on milk yield, milk composition, and body weight while environmental factors were considered. The bypass fat group gained significantly more weight on average than the control (p0.05). Bypass fat supplementation can substantially increase milk production, milk fat content, …

Law School News: Supporting Rhode Island's Aquaculture 9-23-2024, Andrew Clark, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Semiautomated Generation Of Species-Specific Training Data From Large, Unlabeled Acoustic Datasets For Deep Supervised Birdsong Isolation, Justin Sasek, Brendan Allison, Andrea Contina, David Knobles, Preston Wilson, Timothy Keitt

School of Integrative Biological & Chemical Sciences Faculty Publications

Background

Bioacoustic monitoring is an effective and minimally invasive method to study wildlife ecology. However, even the state-of-the-art techniques for analyzing birdsongs decrease in accuracy in the presence of extraneous signals such as anthropogenic noise and vocalizations of non-target species. Deep supervised source separation (DSSS) algorithms have been shown to effectively separate mixtures of animal vocalizations. However, in practice, recording sites also have site-specific variations and unique background audio that need to be removed, warranting the need for site-specific data.

Methods

Here, we test the potential of training DSSS models on site-specific bird vocalizations and background audio. We used a …

The Impact Of Estradiol And/Or Trenbolone Acetate On The Metabolome And Skeletal Muscle Metabolism Of Beef Cattle, Kara J. Thornton-Kurth

Funded Research Records

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Effect Of Cytoplasmic Polyadenylation Element Protein Overexpression On The Development Of Bovine Cloned Embryos, Ying Liu

Funded Research Records

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Rethinking Pregnancy Recognition In Ruminants: Pregnancy Recognition In Ewes Lacking Interferon-Tau Signaling, Chris Davies

Funded Research Records

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Animal Breeding-Rcn: Farm Animal Genomics Collective, Noelle E. Cockett

Funded Research Records

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Novel Hamster Models Of Chikungunya Viral Arthritis, Tian Wang, Zhongde Wang

Funded Research Records

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Oregon State Rank Assessment For Goose Lake Lamprey (Entosphenus Tridentatus Ssp. 1), Eleanor P. Gaines

Institute for Natural Resources Publications

Oregon state conservation status assessment for Goose Lake lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus ssp. 1) using NatureServe methodology, 2024.

Oregon State Rank Assessment For Columbia Mottled Sculpin (Cottus Hubbsi), Eleanor P. Gaines

Institute for Natural Resources Publications

Oregon state conservation status assessment for Columbia mottled sculpin (Cottus hubbsi) using NatureServe methodology, 2024.

Predicting Spatiotemporal Patterns Of Productivity And Grazing From Multispectral Data Using Neural Network Analysis Based On System Complexity, Amanda J. Ashworth, A. Avila, H. Smith, T. E. Winzeler, P. Owens, C. Flynn, P. O'Brien, D. Philipp, J. Su

Environmental Dynamics Faculty Publications and Presentations

Remote sensing tools, along with Global Navigation Satellite System cattle collars and digital soil maps, may help elucidate spatiotemporal relationships among soils, terrain, forages, and animals. However, standard computational procedures preclude systems-level evaluations across this continuum due to data inoperability and processing limitations. Deep learning, a subset of neural network, may elucidate efficiency of livestock production and linkages within the livestock-grazing environment. Consequently, we applied deep learning to environmental remote sensing data to (1) develop predictive models for yield and forage nutrition based on vegetation indices and (2) at a pixel-level (per 55 m²), identify how grazing is …

Insights Into Past Extreme Environments Through Ancient Biomolecules, Ioana Nicoleta Meleg, Magdalena Năpăruş-Aljancic, Yuichi Naito, Hervé Bocherens, Axel Barlow

FRONTIERS UNBOUND: Exploring Extreme Environments

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Ormeloxifene Suppresses Emt In Hepatocellular Carcinoma By Targeting Β-Catenin Signaling Pathway, Shabnam Malik, Mohammed Sikander, Daniel Zubieta, Anyssa Rodriguez, Murali Yallapu, Meena Jaggi, Subhash C. Chauhan

Research Colloquium

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the deadliest cancers, with a five-year survival rate. While Sorafenib (SRB) is the standard therapy, it is only effective in prolonging survival for some patients, emphasizing the urgent need for alternative treatment options. Resistance to apoptosis is a defining characteristic of cancer cells and a crucial factor in cancer recurrence and relapse. Although, anticancer potential of the FDA-approved compound Ormeloxifene (ORM), which has well-defined pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties, has been explored in a variety of cancers, its efficacy in HCC has remained unknown. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the …

Enhanced Bmp Signaling Via Alk2 In Osteoclasts Decreases Bone Density In Mice, Yolanda V. Gutierrez, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Yuji Mishina, Yoshihiro Komatsu

Research Colloquium

Bone remodeling is a complex biological process that has been extensively studied. Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs) are recognized as one of the critical growth factors that coordinate bone remodeling. Previous studies have demonstrated that BMP signaling in osteoclasts has a positive effect on osteoclast function. However, little is known about how each BMP type I receptors control osteoclastogenesis. To investigate this question, we utilized the Cre-LoxP system to specifically activate BMP signaling through ALK2 in mice. We utilized Cathepsin K (Ctsk)-Cre driver to activate BMP signaling in osteoclasts in mice. Compared with aged- and gender-matched controls, gain-of-function of BMP mutant …

Molecular Detection Of Mycoplasma Spp. And Its Associated Risk Factors In Domestic Cats In The City Of Ibagué, Tolima, Karen D. Osorio Muñoz Dr., Iang S. Rondon Barragan Prof.

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Feline hemoplasmosis is a disease with worldwide distribution, mainly in tropical countries, where its transmission is favored by the presence of vectors such as fleas and ticks. In Colombia, the diagnosis of the disease in small animals has been limited to the identification of the pathogen in blood smears, which have low sensitivity and specificity, demanding methods of higher diagnostic value, such as those based on molecular techniques. The objective of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of Mycoplasma spp. in felines from the city of Ibagué using the PCR and the associated risk factors. Briefly, blood samples …

Risk Factors Of Bovine Clinical Mastitis And Antimicrobial Resistance Of Mastitis-Causing Escherichia Coli In Shandong, China, Liu Peng, Dongfang Hu, Jinjiao Zuo, Caihong Wu, Hui Lu, Zilong Cheng, Mengda Liu

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The culling of dairy cattle is closely related to the economic benefits of the farm. Many reasons can lead to the culling of cows. Among these, mastitis is the main reason for the serious economic loss of the dairy industry, and also the harm to global public health. However, little is known about cow culling situations, antimicrobial resistance, and virulence factors of mastitis-causing Escherichia coli in Shandong, China. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 16 randomly selected dairy herds to identify the reasons for cow culling, to assess the risk factors, and to isolate the major etiological agent of clinical …

Casein Gene Polymorphism Of Goat In Thailand, Naparat Naowanat, Duangsmorn Suwattana, Boonnarong Suphap

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The genetic polymorphism of the casein genes and the evaluation of haplotype variability in Saanen and Thai Native breeds in Thailand were investigated. The 23 Saanen and 42 Thai Native goats were genotyped at CSN1S1, CSN2, CSN1S2, and CSN3 loci using sequencing techniques. Three variants of A, C, and E on the CSN1S1 gene locus were demonstrated. The genotypic frequencies of CSN1S1 AA, AC, and AE are shared by over 80% of the population. The CSN2 A and F alleles were observed. The CSN2 genotypes of AA, AF, and FF were indicated with the majority of AF frequency. The 2 …

Low-Emission Beef Production In The Southern Rangelands Of Western Australia: An Analysis Of Herd Structure And Stocking Rate Experiencing Droughts, Christophe D'Abbadie

Animal production and livestock research articles

Reconciling profitable cattle production with rangeland health and reduced emissions is a key challenge in the southern rangelands of Western Australia (WA). Stocking rate and herd structure selection are crucial decisions to achieve this balance. This study assessed the emission profiles of three contrasting herd structures (weaner production, live export, and slaughter production), and three stocking rates within a herd–carbon accounting modelling framework. The analysis considers the impact of varying drought frequencies on these cattle production systems. Herd models were developed for the semiarid southern WA rangelands. Stocking rates were set at 100%, 80% and 66% of the government recommended …

An Assessment Of Dingo Ancestry In Camp Dogs In Western Australia, Tracey L. Kreplins, Danielle Stephens, N Laing, C Oskam

Biosecurity Research Articles

Hybridisation between Australian dingoes and domestic dogs is a controversial area of interest and research. An ongoing canine sterilisation programme in rural and remote Western Australia provided an opportunity to assess the dingo ancestry of camp dogs and opportunities for hybridisation. Blood samples were collected from 345 individual community dogs at 21 locations. Dogs were screened using 23 microsatellite loci and ancestry percentage assigned using an iterative Bayesian assignment algorithm. A single individual was a dingo, 96% were domestic dogs and 3.5% were hybrids. Camp dog and dingo hybridisation in these areas is of little concern in terms of conserving …

Using Growth Implants In Bos Indicus Cattle Compared To Bos Taurus Cattle, Reganne K. Briggs, Caleb C. Reichhardt, Kara Thornton-Kurth, Matthew Garcia, Laura Motsinger

All Current Publications

A recent study at Utah State University compared production response to anabolic implant protocols of Santa Gertrudis-sired and Angus-sired steers. Feedlot performance, carcass characteristics, and economic analyses were completed to determine how implants affect Bos indicus-influenced animals. This fact sheet reviews the research findings and suggested benefits, such as increased efficiency and yield of steers.

Serum Proteomic Profile Of Subclinical Babesia Bovis Infection In Pcr-Positive Eld's Deer Using Serum Protein Electrophoresis Coupled With Lc-Ms/Ms, Vichayanee Pumpitakkul, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Narumon Phaonakrop, Gunnaporn Suriyaphol Assoc. Prof.

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Subclinical babesiosis observed in captive Eld’s deer, which act as reservoirs for ticks, poses a risk to healthy herds. However, the knowledge of biomarkers for subclinically infected Eld’s deer and host-parasite interactions is limited. This study aimed to investigate the serum proteomic profiles and protein interactions of Babesia bovis and subclinically infected Eld’s deer, PCR-positive for B. bovis, using automated serum protein electrophoresis and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The findings revealed albumin and four globulin fractions: alpha-1, alpha-2, beta, and gamma globulin. Albumin protein (ALB) was consistently detected across all fractions, highlighting its role in maintaining osmotic balance …

Morphometric And Meristic Differentiation Among Five Populations Of Delminichthys Ghetaldii (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae) From Five Karst Fields In Eastern Herzegovina, Dušanka Berak Čihorić, Ana Marić, Danilo Mrdak, Predrag Simonović

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The primary objectives of this study were to advance our understanding of the morphological intricacies exhibited by the endemic fish species, Delminichthys ghetaldii, commonly known as the Trebinje minnow, and to determine intraspecific morphological variability. The study involved the examination of 76 mature specimens collected from five distinct karst fields located within the Dinaric region of Eastern Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, since the year 2018. A comprehensive analysis of 22 morphometric and 8 meristic characters was conducted to unravel the underlying patterns of variation. Discriminant Function Analysis was employed for the thorough investigation of morphometric traits, whereas Canonical Correspondence Analysis …

Summer Daily Activity Patterns Of Mountain Rock Lizards Of The Balkan Peninsula (Dinarolacerta Spp.), Katarina Ljubisavljević, Nataša Tomašević Kolarov, Aleksandar Urošević, Lidija Leković, Snežana Vuksanović, Tanja D. Vukov

Turkish Journal of Zoology

We studied the daily activity patterns of Dinarolacerta rock lizards, endemic to the Dinaric mountains of the Western Balkans, during the summer season. The study was conducted in Montenegro at four sites for D. mosorensis and three sites for D. montenegrina. The air temperature at which the lizards were observed varied significantly both within and between species and decreased with altitude, while the temperature of the rocky ground was more stable and higher than air temperature at each study site. Males and females of both species displayed similar activity patterns, while immatures tended to be active at the time when …

Dietary Observations Of Adult Pleurodema Nebulosum (Anura: Leptodactylidae) From Argentina, Gabriel Natalio Castillo, Cynthia J. González- Rivas

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This study is the first to examine the diet composition of adult Pleurodema nebulosum specimens based on an analysis of the gastrointestinal contents of 78 individuals. Analyzed herein were 40 specimens from a site disturbed due to anthropogenic action and 38 from a protected area in Argentina. Differences were found in the trophic consumption at both sites. In the protected area, P. nebulosum presented an active foraging mode, with a diet specialized in prey items from the Formicidae family. At the disturbed site, this amphibian showed a sit-and-wait foraging mode, with a generalist diet where it consumes Hemiptera and Coleoptera. …

A New Record Of Fleas From Nilgai Antelope In Southern Texas And Fleas From Other Wildlife, Sarah E. Mays Maestas, Jason Tidwell, John A. Goolsby, Lauren P. Maestas

School of Integrative Biological & Chemical Sciences Faculty Publications

Wildlife are hosts of ectoparasites, such as fleas and ticks that may transmit human and animal pathogens. Little is known about the ecology of many ectoparasite species native to southern Texas, or their role in pathogen maintenance and transmission. Much attention has been given to the role of nonnative nilgai antelope as cattle fever tick hosts and agents of dispersal, but little attention has been given to other ectoparasites that may utilize nilgai antelope as hosts. As southern Texas is a hot-spot for flea-borne (murine) typhus, it is important to examine flea species presence, abundance, and host use in this …

Biosorption Of Ni (Ii), Pb (Ii) And Cu (Ii) Metal Ions On The Chitin Isolated From Spider Species Of Drassodes Lapidosus, Albulene Emini, Osman Seyyar, Yavuz Sürme

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This study evaluates the biosorption ability of chitin derived from a specific spider species namely Drassodes lapidosus (Walckenaer, 1802) belongs to Gnaphosidae family. The obtained chitin was characterized by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. In the alpha form of the obtained chitin, its thermal stability was observed to be 356.9 ℃ and, the Crl value was 69.16%. In addition, this chitin was used as a bioadsorbent to remove heavy metal ions such as Ni (II), Cu (II) and Pb (II) from the aqueous medium by solid phase extraction …

Effects Of Microplastics On Aquatic Organisms: A Comprehensive Review, Sedat Gündoğdu, İrem Nur Yeşi̇lyurt, Zohaib Abbas, Makbule Baylan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Microplastics (MPs) are pervasive pollutants that pose significant threats to marine ecosystems. This review examines the impact of MPs on marine organisms, highlighting key areas of concern and knowledge gaps.The aim of this paper is to synthesize recent findings on the occurrence and biological impacts of MPs in marine environments. For this purpose a total of 171 studies conducted in different geographical regions were examined in order to ascertain the interaction of numerous vertebrate and invertebrate taxonomic groups with microplastic. Based on this analysis the pathways through which MPs enter marine ecosystems and their interactions with marine organisms were examined. …